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the last of them passing into kuwait in the early-morning hours. over seven years before, american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways. but this time no shots were fired. it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course, the soldiers left mitch behind. much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty far from families who have bore a heroic burden of their own and during the absence of a husbands embrace or a mother's kiss, most painfully, since the war began, 55 members of the fourth striker brigade made the ultimate sacrifice. part of over 4400 americans who have given their lives in iraq. as one staff sergeant said, i know that to my brothers in arms who fought and died, this day would probably mean a lot. those americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the hearts of our people for over two centuries. along with nearly 1.5 million americans who have served in iraq, they fought in a far-away place for people they never kne
the last of them passing into kuwait in the early-morning hours. over seven years before, american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways. but this time no shots were fired. it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course, the soldiers left mitch behind. much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty far from families who have bore a heroic burden of their own and during the absence of a...
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thousands of soldiers and hundreds of vehicles made the trip from baghdad and as the were passing into kuwait and early morning hours american troops and coalition partners had fought at this time no shots were fired. these are just brave americans making their way home. of course the soldiers left my spine. some teenagers from the war began somewhat served multiple tumors of dart duty. entering the absence was painfully since the war began part of over 144,000 americans to give their lives. i know that to my brothers in arms who fought in battles the state must meet a lot. those americans gave their lives to hearts of our people with long and weigh nearly 1.5 million americans who have served in iraq and fought in a faraway place for people they never knew. this spirit of the darkest and human creations, war. it helped the rocky people, in an age we must on the victory to the six sex of our own nation. every american who serves as a hero that stretches from lexington to gettysburg to hiroshima to kids on americans who fought to seat at the lives of our children are better than none. our troo
thousands of soldiers and hundreds of vehicles made the trip from baghdad and as the were passing into kuwait and early morning hours american troops and coalition partners had fought at this time no shots were fired. these are just brave americans making their way home. of course the soldiers left my spine. some teenagers from the war began somewhat served multiple tumors of dart duty. entering the absence was painfully since the war began part of over 144,000 americans to give their lives. i...
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government has agreed to pay out four hundred million dollars to americans are traumatized during the kuwait invasion twenty years ago the decision has caused outrage among the country's population during the gulf war saddam hussein's regime had been torturing and using u.s. citizens as human shields but millions of iraqis who also suffered under saddam and later from the american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which were provided the legal basis for the presence of american troops there on the question of reparations for iraqis and if qanbar a member of the iraqi national alliance party says there is cash in the country it just needs to be better distributed. iraq is not short of money by the way the poverty we see in iraq is caus by a great degree of mismanagement. on the iraqi government par huge corruption i think they show in iraq is not if there is money or not i think the problem is how the money is managed and why the how the government is in complete control of the iraqi state's money while and they are lik
government has agreed to pay out four hundred million dollars to americans are traumatized during the kuwait invasion twenty years ago the decision has caused outrage among the country's population during the gulf war saddam hussein's regime had been torturing and using u.s. citizens as human shields but millions of iraqis who also suffered under saddam and later from the american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which...
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and later from the american american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which provided the legal basis for the presence of american troops there anti-war activist brian becker says it's the americans who should be making reparation payments to iraq not the other way around. they're making the iraq pay because they can i mean this is a kind of colonialism an ongoing pfaff that's been going on against iraq it started in the one nine hundred ninety s. by the way during the so-called oil for food program that was designed as a pelion of measure to bring relief to iraqis who are dying in the thousands each month because the u.s. wouldn't allow them to have food or medicine that allowed iraqi oil revenues to be put into a u.n. account administered really by the united states between one nine hundred ninety seven and two thousand forty billion dollars of iraqi oil was sold but only twenty five percent twenty five percent of forty billion dollars actually went to the iraqi people the rest went to the kuwaiti monarchy to exxon
and later from the american american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which provided the legal basis for the presence of american troops there anti-war activist brian becker says it's the americans who should be making reparation payments to iraq not the other way around. they're making the iraq pay because they can i mean this is a kind of colonialism an ongoing pfaff that's been going on against iraq it started in the...
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so then only kuwait is left. they said, kuwait makes sense because he would not be allowed to keep it. i'm going to publish it. i said, you can't publish it. i said publish it in your own name, don't mention me. [laughter] when i heard about the press and so on there's already four republican guard divisions on the kuwaity border in the first of august, i think in 1990, i didn't make the connection. oh, he's just trying to scare them. he said it on tv. the guy is not crazy. well, maybe he is, but he's not stupid. i don't know how to define it, but i was shocked. that's exactly what you said and what you implied in a different way. the guy knew iraq inside out and could control anybody he wanted. he did control for a very long time, and in fact, under, i agree, under very strenuous situations, but he didn't understand the world outside of iraq. he just didn't. he was a village boy. the most important -- by the way, i did predict the attack on iran in 1980, and i predicted it because saddam hussein told us. [laught
so then only kuwait is left. they said, kuwait makes sense because he would not be allowed to keep it. i'm going to publish it. i said, you can't publish it. i said publish it in your own name, don't mention me. [laughter] when i heard about the press and so on there's already four republican guard divisions on the kuwaity border in the first of august, i think in 1990, i didn't make the connection. oh, he's just trying to scare them. he said it on tv. the guy is not crazy. well, maybe he is,...
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iraqi government has agreed to pay out four hundred million dollars to americans traumatized during the kuwait invasion twenty years ago the decision has caused outrage among the iraqi population during the gulf war saddam hussein's regime had been torturing and using u.s. citizens as human shields but millions of iraqis who also suffered under saddam and later from the american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war in iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which provided the legal basis for the president of american troops there anti-war activist brian becker says it's the americans who should be making reparation payments to iraq not the other way around. they're making the iraq pay because they can i mean this is a kind of colonialism an ongoing pfaff that's been going on against the racket started in the one nine hundred ninety s. by the way during the so-called or oil for food program that was designed as a pellet of measure to bring relief to iraqis who are dying in the thousands each month because the u.s. wouldn't allow them to have food or medicine that
iraqi government has agreed to pay out four hundred million dollars to americans traumatized during the kuwait invasion twenty years ago the decision has caused outrage among the iraqi population during the gulf war saddam hussein's regime had been torturing and using u.s. citizens as human shields but millions of iraqis who also suffered under saddam and later from the american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war in iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which...
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. >> and there are there will be a coup once the last american troops rumming across the boarder to kuwait. and if that's the outcome or the only way of ending this sectarian factionalism which is constantly threat on the tear apart the structures that america will be leaving behind, the political structures that america is leaving behind, he's not a psychopathic murderer like saddam. none of them ending being benign in the end. >> rose: people ask me to ask it all the time was it worth it and how do you measure that and is it impossible to answer that because you don't know the outcome. >> i've thought about this a lot in respect of tony blair and his meme memoirs. his arguments yet for the war in his lifetime, mine and yours, there's going to be no revision of verdicts about this. i don't think there's any prospect of this. i think history over a much longer period of time depending on what happens in the middle east it may not be judged so ill as it presently is i made this argument on your show many times. i think that it is foolish to count as nothing the fact that the united states a
. >> and there are there will be a coup once the last american troops rumming across the boarder to kuwait. and if that's the outcome or the only way of ending this sectarian factionalism which is constantly threat on the tear apart the structures that america will be leaving behind, the political structures that america is leaving behind, he's not a psychopathic murderer like saddam. none of them ending being benign in the end. >> rose: people ask me to ask it all the time was it...
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thousands tf vehicles passed baghdad, the last of them passing kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways. this time no thoths shots were fired. it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty far from families who bore a heroic burden of their own and during the absence of a husband's embrace, most painfully since the war began, 55 members of the fourth striker brigade made the ultimate sacrifice. over 4,400 americans have given their lives in iraq. as one staff sergeant said, i know that to my brothers in arms who fought and died, this day would probably mean a lot. those americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the hearts of our people for over two centuries. along with nearly 1.5 million americans who have served in iraq, fought in a far-away place for people they never knew, they staired into the darkest of human creations,
thousands tf vehicles passed baghdad, the last of them passing kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways. this time no thoths shots were fired. it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty far from families who bore a heroic burden of their own and during the...
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. >> rauf is a naturalized american citizen from kuwait. he says building a muslim center in that location is a way of waging peace. >>> all right. tonight on monday night football a great game. green bay taking on chicago. with the highlights from yesterday's nfl action here's adnan virk at espn news. >>> good morning. we begin with the nfl and the dallas cowboys looking to avoid starting 0-3 for the first time since 2001. wade phillips' team in need of energy and in need of a victory more than anything else. romo looking to supply that. to roy williams and he's gone. 63 yards for the touchdown. the cowboys win big, 27-13. romo a couple of tds through the air. >>> brad childress' team trying to avoid going 0-3. third quarter, vikes up 17-10 and adrian peterson makes a couple of cuts, goes to his right. a.p. all day. 80 yards for the touchdown, second one of the game. vikings get their first of the season, 24-10. >>> matt cassel, the chiefs hosting the 49ers. san francisco looking to avoid an 0-3 start. chiefs up 10-3. it's the double rever
. >> rauf is a naturalized american citizen from kuwait. he says building a muslim center in that location is a way of waging peace. >>> all right. tonight on monday night football a great game. green bay taking on chicago. with the highlights from yesterday's nfl action here's adnan virk at espn news. >>> good morning. we begin with the nfl and the dallas cowboys looking to avoid starting 0-3 for the first time since 2001. wade phillips' team in need of energy and in...
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kuwait got taken over by iran, no, iraq. so they got taken over by iraq, and the chics moved to london and new york in the best suites, and they would not take a suite, but four floors anldz sfloors, them. we go over and fight and then hand it back over to the shaikhs. what? they didn't do anything. we lose lives, we lose money, we lose so much and hand it back to them on a silver platter. now, if you go to the iraqi fund right now, they are not investing in the united states, because they are not believers in the united states, okay. this is years later. now, if that's the fact, if we hand the shaikhs back their country, and it is like a private country, and if we hand it back to them, why are they not paying us or doing something? >> now, on kuwait, what you are saying is that after the u.s. liberated kuwait back in 1991, we should have done what? >> we should have told them that we want them to at least reimburse us for the cost of this liberation. what did we do? we liberated it for some very few wealthy people. and thos
kuwait got taken over by iran, no, iraq. so they got taken over by iraq, and the chics moved to london and new york in the best suites, and they would not take a suite, but four floors anldz sfloors, them. we go over and fight and then hand it back over to the shaikhs. what? they didn't do anything. we lose lives, we lose money, we lose so much and hand it back to them on a silver platter. now, if you go to the iraqi fund right now, they are not investing in the united states, because they are...
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our troops have to move a lot of equipment down to kuwait and it's dangerous still. it's a bad situation. >> larry: and both of these gentlemen disagreed with parts of the speech and there's still another war going on. we'll talk about that and afghanistan next. [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee-time... time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. comes in a liquid gel. thais...peggy. whatng usa pris problem, please? peggy? sure...well...suddenly it looks like i'm being charged a $35 annual fee. yes? tell me it's a mistake. yes? are you saying yes or are you asking yes? yes? peggy? peggy? anncr: want better customer service? switch to discover. ranked #1 in customer loyalty. it pays to discover. >>> the combat withdrawal is over. you represent the symbolic end of operation iraqi freedom. the last combat brigade in iraq has completed its mission and the u.s. transition is to an advisory and assist role with o
our troops have to move a lot of equipment down to kuwait and it's dangerous still. it's a bad situation. >> larry: and both of these gentlemen disagreed with parts of the speech and there's still another war going on. we'll talk about that and afghanistan next. [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee-time... time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i...
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our troops have to move a lot of equipment down to kuwait and it's dangerous still. it's a bad situation. >> larry: and both of these gentlemen disagreed with parts of the speech and there's still another war going on. we'll talk about that and afghanistan next. >> the last combat parole is over. you represent the symbolic end of operation iraqi freedom. the last combat brigade in iraq has completed its mission and the u.s. transition is to an advisory and assist role with operation be gone. >> larry: we're back. before we talk about afghanistan, pete, i didn't give you a chance to elaborate on what disappointed you in the speech. >> well, what disappointed me about the speech is that he didn't give credit, i believe, where credit is due. he talked about the last convoy driving out peacefully. he talked about improvements on the street, but he was unwilling to really be gracious and give credit to former president bush and say, hey, when times were tough, when folks like himself, when president obama wanted to turn the page early in 2006 and 2007, president bush said
our troops have to move a lot of equipment down to kuwait and it's dangerous still. it's a bad situation. >> larry: and both of these gentlemen disagreed with parts of the speech and there's still another war going on. we'll talk about that and afghanistan next. >> the last combat parole is over. you represent the symbolic end of operation iraqi freedom. the last combat brigade in iraq has completed its mission and the u.s. transition is to an advisory and assist role with operation...
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. >> pelley: born in kuwait, he's been an american citizen 31 years. most people don't know, but he was picked by the bush administration to travel the muslim world, explaining the virtues of america, and he's still doing that for the government today. now, he's afraid there's danger this controversy could lead to violence. i wonder if you understand why many families who lost a loved one on 9/11 are hurt by this. >> feisal: i'm extremely sensitive to the feelings of the families of 9/11. >> pelley: then why did you do it? >> feisal: because we wanted to prevent another 9/11. we wanted to... we wanted a platform that enable us to speak, to strengthen the voice of the moderates. >> pelley: if you are so deeply concerned about the danger in america and the danger abroad, why not just move it out of the neighborhood? >> feisal: because it's the right thing to do. it's the right thing to do. our community wants it, and now, america needs it and the muslim world needs it. >> pelley: what do you mean, america needs it? >> feisal: i'll tell you why scott. we
. >> pelley: born in kuwait, he's been an american citizen 31 years. most people don't know, but he was picked by the bush administration to travel the muslim world, explaining the virtues of america, and he's still doing that for the government today. now, he's afraid there's danger this controversy could lead to violence. i wonder if you understand why many families who lost a loved one on 9/11 are hurt by this. >> feisal: i'm extremely sensitive to the feelings of the families of...
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really high, and that's despite america's liberal military intervention policy in countries such as kuwait and in countries such as albania, so there is a mind-set. and don't forget, in 1956 when america stood against britain, against israel, against france, and conveneing in the 1966 sewage crisis, so there's an example of america doing the right thing militarily and carrying support for muslim majority countries. similarly now, where we see injustices happen, whether it's israel's actions or whether it's propping up dictators such as hazmi mubarek in egypt or in countries such as saudi arabia which happens to be our closest alley in the region, for as long as we continue to prop up dictators in muslim majority countries i think it's only natural to see those muslim masses start to wonder which side is america on, is it on the side of liberty and freedom as in the past or does it sadly seem to be on the side of dick stators -- dick target and monarchs that suppress their people. >> the question is if they're trying to reach people in those areas that are rural, that don't have access to w
really high, and that's despite america's liberal military intervention policy in countries such as kuwait and in countries such as albania, so there is a mind-set. and don't forget, in 1956 when america stood against britain, against israel, against france, and conveneing in the 1966 sewage crisis, so there's an example of america doing the right thing militarily and carrying support for muslim majority countries. similarly now, where we see injustices happen, whether it's israel's actions or...
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and then he invaded kuwait and then he developed w.m.d., we know that because he used them. so how smart a policy was arming saddam to be a break on iran in the end? the answer, not very smart. how smart was it to say in respect of the mujahadeen in afghanistan let's support them as a break on the russians? not very smart. you know? so my point is simple. and that's why i say i don't ask someone to agree with me but just accept the other point of view is not without its merit. in other words, if you just leave these regimes in place or you try and arm one despot to take on another, it's still got its problems. >> rose: in your own home country, do you think that they are prepared to listen to the arguments you're making snowed. >> of course, yes. >> rose: so this debate has started now this book and the cho cot commission? >> i think the debate was there anyway. i think as i say, this is the a debate i had at the time of the 2005 election which we won. this is why you've got to be... one has to be careful of taking what is a pretty raw sort of media attack as the whole of pu
and then he invaded kuwait and then he developed w.m.d., we know that because he used them. so how smart a policy was arming saddam to be a break on iran in the end? the answer, not very smart. how smart was it to say in respect of the mujahadeen in afghanistan let's support them as a break on the russians? not very smart. you know? so my point is simple. and that's why i say i don't ask someone to agree with me but just accept the other point of view is not without its merit. in other words,...
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i kind of wish people would remember back when saddam hussein gas del of the kurds, then he invaded kuwait, and we told not to and yet he had still done it, one of the reasons why we went in there. we tried to liberate them people because he had them down underneath his thumb. i just wish people would look back and remember all of those things. they all think, it is an illegal war, we got in there for no reason. no, we had a real good reason at the time. people just don't remember. host: the president laid out his goals for the future of our relationship with iraq. what do you think of them as far as turning the page, as he spoke about last night? caller: i think that is great. it would be nice if we can get the country stabilized and they have their own government. i hope basically we will get all of our troops out of there. but right now, things are becoming stable over there and we need to have some friends in that part of the world. if we don't have friends in that part of the world eventually when we need oil or their help, we are not going to have it. host: massachusetts. good mornin
i kind of wish people would remember back when saddam hussein gas del of the kurds, then he invaded kuwait, and we told not to and yet he had still done it, one of the reasons why we went in there. we tried to liberate them people because he had them down underneath his thumb. i just wish people would look back and remember all of those things. they all think, it is an illegal war, we got in there for no reason. no, we had a real good reason at the time. people just don't remember. host: the...
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the last of them passing into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before, american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways, but this time no shots were fired. if it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course, the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty, far from their families who bore a heroic burden of the rhone, and during the absence of a husband embrace or a mother's kiss. most painfully, since the war began, 55 members of the for the stryker brigade made the ultimate sacrifice -- part of over 4400 americans who have given their lives in iraq. as one staff sergeant said, "i know that to my brothers in arms who fought and died, this day would probably mean a lot." those americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the hearts of our people for over two centuries. along with nearly 1.5 million americans who have served in iraq, they have all in a faraway peace -- always place for people t
the last of them passing into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before, american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways, but this time no shots were fired. if it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course, the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty, far from their families who bore a heroic burden of the rhone, and during the absence of a husband...
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the last of them passed into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before some american troops in coalition partners have fought their way across similar highways. this time, and no shots were fired. if yours is a convoy of brave americans making their way home. -- it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. the soldiers led much behind. some teenagers when the war began. many serve multiple tors of duty. they were far from families. since the war began, 55 members of the force striker brigade made the ultimate sacrifice. 4400 americans have given their lives in iraq. as one staff sergeant said, "i note to my brothers in arms that fought and died that this day would probably mean a lot." those americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the heart of our people for over two centuries along with nearly 1.5 million americans to a surge in iraq, they fought in a faraway place for people they never knew. they stared into the darkness it human creations. they help the iraqi people seek the light of peace
the last of them passed into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before some american troops in coalition partners have fought their way across similar highways. this time, and no shots were fired. if yours is a convoy of brave americans making their way home. -- it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. the soldiers led much behind. some teenagers when the war began. many serve multiple tors of duty. they were far from families. since the war began, 55...
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hours of march 20, 2003, columns of coalition troops set off across the desert and marshlands from kuwait en route to baghdad. last week -- after seven-and-a- half years that tested our mettle like no conflict in recent american history -- the last of our combat units followed that same dusty highway out of iraq, on their way home. as president obama declared in the oval office last night, the united states has now ended our combat mission in iraq and iraqi troops are taking lead responsibility for their country's security. we've kept a promise, a promise made to the american people and to the people of iraq, by drawing down our forces to roughly 50,000. and we're on track to remove all of our troops by the end of next year, according to the agreement signed by president bush made with the iraqi government. operation iraqi freedom is over. but american engagement with iraq will continue with the mission that begins today -- operation new dawn. as the name suggests, this ceremony not only marks the change of a command, but the start of a different chapter in the relationship with iraq. our
hours of march 20, 2003, columns of coalition troops set off across the desert and marshlands from kuwait en route to baghdad. last week -- after seven-and-a- half years that tested our mettle like no conflict in recent american history -- the last of our combat units followed that same dusty highway out of iraq, on their way home. as president obama declared in the oval office last night, the united states has now ended our combat mission in iraq and iraqi troops are taking lead responsibility...
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i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar who studied and graduated at university in cairo and an islamic chemist -- institution of great distinction and learning. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community in new york city. he was active in what used to be called the ecumenical movement promoting understanding between different religions, today we call it interfaith dialogue. for me, coming from a country where the majority of us was muslim, i found this society remarkably non-religious, even anti-religious. in the 1960's, religion was considered by many to be passe. it was a crutch for the feeble minded. i remember the cover of time magazine that screamed out," is god dead?" this was shocking to me, extraordinary. i thought to myself, this place sure is different. i got my bachelor's in physics at columbia university. i married, raised my children here, and i had a number of occupations, a high-school teacher, a salesman of industrial products, and a struggling writer. i
i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar who studied and graduated at university in cairo and an islamic chemist -- institution of great distinction and learning. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community in new york city. he was active in what used to be called the ecumenical movement promoting understanding between different religions, today we call it interfaith dialogue. for me, coming from a country where the majority of us was...
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on tv that the reason he did was intelligence convinced him that saddam was planning to go to invade kuwait again after h.w. bush, you know, ran them out. but he didn't tell anyone because he wanted it to be a complete surprise, and he and his staff felt it was necessary so they sent planes over, bombed iraq for five days and the only thing they did was knock out, i think, a pharmaceutical company. but he didn't have a vote, he didn't even inform congress when he did that. now, i don't know if that's more constitutional than what george bush did when he spent nine months explaining the reason he had to go back -- had to go into iraq and planning -- nine months planng the attack. host: we'll leave it there. guest: well, to offer clarification. mo of the legal decision to invade iraq wasn't focused on the constitutionality because president bush did go to congress and get formal authorization to go to war in iraq. congress authorized the intervention. most typically, from the standpoint of international law and the argument has been that the united states didn't have authorization from the un
on tv that the reason he did was intelligence convinced him that saddam was planning to go to invade kuwait again after h.w. bush, you know, ran them out. but he didn't tell anyone because he wanted it to be a complete surprise, and he and his staff felt it was necessary so they sent planes over, bombed iraq for five days and the only thing they did was knock out, i think, a pharmaceutical company. but he didn't have a vote, he didn't even inform congress when he did that. now, i don't know if...
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. >> the prime minister of kuwait is meeting with the vice- president today at the white house. that there is a separate meeting. it is possible we will just have a state department representative in that meeting, but we will try to check that. >> [inaudible] >> do we think what? >> meeting with south korean officials. am i am not aware. he was back from the region late yesterday, but i am not aware of what his schedule is today. >> thank you. >> i have one tribute to give you. >> a general question, the indian delegation, most of the meetings are closed. in 2007, the indian american community is growing and they travel to washington. what is happening, they are now your citizens. they're not getting called back and don't talk about this. >> we talked about this issue with india on a regular basis, and as we broaden our relationship, we are evaluating on our side whether our current posture on india meets the requirements of expanding relationships. likewise, india is doing the same thing in terms of its network of consulates in this country. this is an issue that we continue to
. >> the prime minister of kuwait is meeting with the vice- president today at the white house. that there is a separate meeting. it is possible we will just have a state department representative in that meeting, but we will try to check that. >> [inaudible] >> do we think what? >> meeting with south korean officials. am i am not aware. he was back from the region late yesterday, but i am not aware of what his schedule is today. >> thank you. >> i have one...
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. >> any chance kuwait before you relocate? >> i have a job, and i'm not in a bad situation. thank you, guys. >> good luck. time for another e-mail from abby in connecticut. she wrote i got out of debt except for student loans. i haven't used credit cards in over three years and my accounts were closed and i was approved for two credit cars and have been making the payments in full. i'm considering rebuilding my credit and what kind of card would be good for me. does she need to apply for another card? >> having a store card is note going to build your credit score the way that having a visa or mastercard or cars like that will overtime. if you are looking at a mortgage or car loan in the near future, it's something you may want to consider. it's nice to have it for a back pocket emergency. i would go to low cards.com. they have looked at all the credit cards out there. it will enable you to do a quick and easy comparison to find out which is right. pull a credit score from credit.com or credit karma.com. you want to know where you are to figure out if your score is headed in
. >> any chance kuwait before you relocate? >> i have a job, and i'm not in a bad situation. thank you, guys. >> good luck. time for another e-mail from abby in connecticut. she wrote i got out of debt except for student loans. i haven't used credit cards in over three years and my accounts were closed and i was approved for two credit cars and have been making the payments in full. i'm considering rebuilding my credit and what kind of card would be good for me. does she need...